The Books of the Old Testament, by Robert H. Pfeiffer (Harper) is an abridgement of his earlier Introduction. In the author’s own words, it “adds nothing, changes no conclusions, and omits ...

Divisions of the Bible. The Old Testament books are grouped in the following manner: 1) Historical books, which are arranged not in the order in which they were written but according to the order ...

Together, we discover Deuteronomy's Good News. Consider, for example, Robert Alter’s vivid translation of Deuteronomy 32:4–5: “The Rock, His acts are perfect, for all His ways are justice.